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My memory of the 'old days' was that instead of a tab crash, the whole browser would crash, and instead of a helpful error, you'd be forced to terminate the pro
by bigDinosaur 4y ago
My memory of the 'old days' was that instead of a tab crash, the whole browser would crash, and instead of a helpful error, you'd be forced to terminate the process and get some generic Windows error feedback prompt. I suppose that was real hacker culture?
Either way, I don't mind cutesy messages so long as they contain at least a code which can be traced back to wherever an exception was thrown or whatever. The main problem is generic error messages which are a problem whether they're cutesy or not ('an error has occurred').
- jen20 4y agoNot at all - real hackers were not using windows obviously!
- lamontcg 4y agoGuru Meditation 0000010x48454c50
- RhysU 4y agoCutesy messages imply that software can be no better. Oops, as a bunch of well-payed professionals we messed up but look at the thought that went into the copy that covers our butts...? When software fails we failed. Stop with the lipstick on our collective incompetence.